China’s shipping nears a standstill Shipping volumes out of China are rapidly falling as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak continues to take its toll on industrial production. Ocean carriers…
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87% of US businesses in China expect coronavirus to impact revenues Companies are beginning to see the impact that the outbreak of the coronavirus in China is having on their…
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Coronavirus impacts Shipping Industry The impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt by the shipping industry with ships calling at or through major Chinese ports falling 20% since January…
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Supply Chain Management Outsourcing has been on many experts’ lists (including Gartner) in regard to the supply chain trends to watch out for in 2020. However, unlike blockchain, artificial intelligence,…
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Coronavirus outbreak to cause Supply Chain disruption Global supply chains are bracing themselves for widespread disruption after the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China. The outbreak has seen the Chinese…
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Supply Chain Sustainability dominates The World Economic Forum in Davos The World Economic Forum 2020 brought world and business leaders together in Davos, Switzerland, where the conversations and discussions were…
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Maritime Shipping: It’s all smooth sailing despite historic fuel switch Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided to implement a major maritime fuel change aimed at reducing emissions. The…
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From the implementation of Industry 4.0, the increased importance of being sustainable, the rise of supply chain technology or blockchain, the 2010’s saw some significant changes to the supply chain.…
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U.S. manufacturing drops to its lowest levels since 2009 The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index has fallen again in December 2019 for the fifth consecutive month. The index…
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Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx ground-delivery shipping Third-party sellers on Amazon will no longer be able to use FedEx’s ground-delivery service. In a message sent to sellers on Sunday,…
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